Snatch Game is a main challenge, where contestants showcase their best celebrity impersonations in a game show setting. The Snatch Game challenge was first featured in Season 2 of RuPaul's Drag Race, where it became a popular fan favorite and was subsequently featured again in Seasons 3-9, where it is a highly anticipated episode by viewers.
Snatch Game is a parody of the classic TV show, "Match Game", which aired from 1962 to 1991, where contestants attempted to match celebrities' answers to "fill-in-the-blank" questions. The term snatch is also used as a vulgar slang term referring to a woman's vagina, hence the name Snatch Game, since the contestants are (almost always) impersonating women.
Rules of Snatch Game
1. RuPaul shouts out a random question from a deck of cards, and tells it to one of the guest stars/celebrities. The Queens must listen to the question and fill in the blank with their own answer.
2. The Queens' answers must match the guest celebrities in order to gain points.
3. If a Queen gets a correct, matching answer, one of the celebrities gets a point.
4. At the end of the game, the points do not matter and have no effect on judging, since the Queens are judged by their impersonation and comedy.
Season 2
RuPaul's Drag Race Season 2 contestants that competed in the Snatch Game challenge, and the celebrity they impersonated.
| CONTESTANT | CELEBRITY IMPERSONATED | RESULT | ||
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AS |  Beyoncé (as 'Sasha Fierce') |
: | SAFE (POSSESSED IMMUNITY FROM ELIMINATION) |
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LOW |
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BOTTOM 2 |
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Season 3
RuPaul's Drag Race Season 3 contestants who competed in the Snatch Game challenge, and the celebrity who they impersonated.
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Season 4
RuPaul's Drag Race Season 4 contestants who competed in the Snatch Game challenge, and the celebrity who they impersonated.
| CONTESTANT | CELEBRITY IMPERSONATED | RESULT | ||
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Season 5
RuPaul's Drag Race Season 5 contestants who competed in the Snatch Game challenge, and the celebrity who they impersonated.
| CONTESTANT | CELEBRITY IMPERSONATED | RESULT | ||
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AS | Taylor Swift |
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SAFE |
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AS | Marilyn Monroe |
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LOW |
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Season 6
RuPaul's Drag Race Season 6 contestants who competed in the Snatch Game challenge, and the celebrity who they impersonated.
| CONTESTANT | CELEBRITY IMPERSONATED | RESULT | ||
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Season 7
RuPaul's Drag Race Season 7 contestants who competed in the Snatch Game challenge, and the celebrity who they impersonated.
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Season 8
RuPaul's Drag Race Season 8 contestants who competed in the Snatch Game challenge, and the celebrity who they impersonated.
| CONTESTANT | CELEBRITY IMPERSONATED | RESULT | ||
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AS |  Kimmy Jong-un |
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All Stars (Season 2)
| CONTESTANT | CELEBRITY IMPERSONATED | RESULT | ||
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Alaska
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AS | Mae West
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TOP 2 |
Katya
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AS | Björk
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TOP2 |
Phi Phi O'Hara
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AS | Theresa Caputo
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HIGH |
Alyssa Edwards
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AS | Joan Crawford
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: | SAFE |
Ginger Minj
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AS | Tammy Faye
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: | SAFE |
Detox
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AS | Nancy Grace
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BOTTOM 3 |
Roxxxy Andrews
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AS | Alaska Thunderfuck
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BOTTOM 3 |
Tatianna
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AS | Ariana Grande
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BOTTOM 3 |
Season 9
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All Stars Season 1: RuPaul's Gaff-In
Instead of the Snatch Game challenge, RuPaul's All Stars Drag Race (Season 1) featured a different celebrity impersonation challenge, called "RuPaul's Gaff-In" where contestants competed in teams and wrote original comedy material for a "Laugh-In" style sketch show.
The celebrities impersonated and results were:
| Team | Contestant | Celebrity impersonation | Result |
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Team Yarlexis |
Yara Sofia |
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Alexis Mateo |
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Team Shad |
Shannel |
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Chad Michaels |
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Team Rujubee |
Raven |
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Jujubee |
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Team Latrila |
Latrice Royale |
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Manila Luzon |
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Team Brown Flowers |
Tammie Brown |
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Nina Flowers |
Celebrities Impersonated
Actresses:
- Carol Channing (Pandora Boxx, Season 2 & Bob The Drag Queen, Season 8)
- Uzo Aduba (Bob The Drag Queen, Season 8)
- Joan Crawford (Mariah, Season 3, & Alyssa Edwards, All Stars Season 2)
- Jennifer Lopez (Carmen Carrera, Season 3)
- Monique (Stacy Layne Matthews, Season 3)
- Bea Arthur (Raven, All-Stars)
- Bette Davis (Chad Michaels, All-Stars)
- Big Ang (Pearl, Season 7)
- Fran Drescher (Jujubee, All-Stars & Courtney Act, Season 6)
- Lady Gaga (Phi Phi O'Hara, Season 4)
- Lucille Ball (Shannel, All-Stars)
- Marilyn Monroe (Ivy Winters, Season 5)
- Maggie Smith (BenDeLaCreme, Season 6)
- Raven-Symoné (Jaidynn Diore Fierce, Season 7)
- Mae West (Alaska, All Stars Season 2)
- Naomi Campbell (Shea Couleé, Season 9)
- Marlene Dietrich (Sasha Velour, Season 9)
- Gigi Gorgeous (Farrah Moan, Season 9)
- NeNe Leakes (Peppermint, Season 9)
- Liza Minnelli (Alexis Michelle, Season 9)
- Ariadna Gutiérrez (Valentina, Season 9)
- Sofia Vergara (Cynthia Lee Fontaine, Season 9)
Comediennes
- Carol Channing (Pandora Boxx, Season 2 & Bob The Drag Queen, Season 8)
- Monique (Stacy Lane Matthews, Season 3)
- Charo (Yara Sofia, All-Stars)
- Fran Drescher (Jujubee, All-Stars & Courtney Act, Season 6)
- Raven-Symoné (Jaidynn Diore Fierce, Season 7)
Internet Personalities
- Gigi Gorgeous (Farrah Moan, Season 9)
Singers, Musicians & Recording Artists:
- Beyoncé (Tyra Sanchez, Season 2 & Kenya Michaels, Season 4)
- Britney Spears (Tatianna, Season 2 & Derrick Barry, Season 8)
- Lady Gaga (Sonique, Season 2 & Phi Phi O'hara, Season 4)
- P!nk (Morgan McMichaels, Season 2)
- Whitney Houston (Sahara Davenport, Season 2)
- Alicia Keys (Alexis Mateo, Season 3)
- Amy Winehouse (Yara Sofia, Season 3)
- Cher (Delta Work, Season 3 & Chad Michaels, Season 4)
- Jennifer Lopez (Carmen Carrera, Season 3)
- Tina Turner (Shangela, Season 3)
- Aretha Franklin (Latrice Royale, Season 4)
- Diana Ross (Milan, Season 4)
- Janelle Monáe (Milan, Season 4) {Not during Snatch Game, but during runway presentation}
- Jessica Simpson (Willam Belli, Season 4)
- La Lupe (Nina Flowers, All-Stars)
- Madonna (Manila Luzon, All-Stars)
- Shakira (Alexis Mateo, All-Stars)
- Celia Cruz (Lineysha Sparx, Season 5)
- Janet Jackson (Coco Montrese, Season 5)
- Katy Perry (Alyssa Edwards, Season 5)
- Ke$ha (Detox, Season 5)
- Taylor Swift (Jade Jolie, Season 5)
- Tamar Braxton (Roxxxy Andrews, Season 5)
- Nicki Minaj (Trinity K. Bonet, Season 6)
- Adele (Ginger Minj, Season 7)
- Little Richard (Kennedy Davenport, Season 7)
- Michael Jackson (Thorgy Thor, Season 8)
- Björk (Katya, All Stars Season 2)
- Ariana Grande (Tatianna, All Stars Season 2)
- Amanda Lepore (Trinity Taylor, Season 9)
- Marlene Dietrich (Sasha Velour, Season 9)
- Liza Minnelli (Alexis Michelle, Season 9)
Television Personalities:
- Paris Hilton (Raven, Season 2)
- Michelle Visage (Sharon Needles, Season 4)
- Snooki (Jiggly Caliente, Season 4)
- Wendy Williams (Dida Ritz, Season 4)
- Oprah Winfrey (Latrice Royale, All-Stars)
- Tammy Faye Messner (Tammie Brown, All-Stars)
- Tamar Braxton (Roxxxy Andrews, Season 5)
- Judge Judy (Bianca Del Rio, Season 6)
- Kim Kardashian (Gia Gunn, Season 6)
- Teresa Giudice (Joslyn Fox, Season 6)
- Suze Orman (Katya, Season 7)
- Nancy Grace (Acid Betty, Season 8)
- Uzo Aduba (Bob The Drag Queen, Season 8)
- Tiffany Pollard (Naomi Smalls, Season 8)
- Theresa Caputo (Phi Phi O'hara, All Stars Season 2)
- NeNe Leakes (Peppermint, Season 9)
Celebrities Chefs:
- Julia Child (Milk, Season 6)
- Paula Deen (Darienne Lake, Season 6)
Socialites:
- Paris Hilton (Raven, Season 2)
- Little Edie (Jinkx Monsoon, Season 5)
- Kim Kardashian (Gia Gunn, Season 6)
- Amanda Lepore (Trinity Taylor, Season 9)
Drag Queens:
- RuPaul (Jessica Wild, Season 2)
- Lady Bunny (Alaska, Season 5)
- Alyssa Edwards (Violet Chachki, Season 7 & Aja, Season 9)
- Sharon Needles (Max, Season 7)
- Alaska (Roxxxy Andrews, All Stars Season 2)
- Jasmine Masters (Nina Bo'nina Brown, Season 9)
Models:
- Kimora Lee (Jujubee, Season 2)
- Tyra Banks (Raja, Season 3)
- Anna Nicole Smith (Adore Delano, Season 6)
- Gigi Gorgeous (Farrah Moan, Season 9)
- Naomi Campbell (Shea Couleé, Season 9)
- Amanda Lepore (Trinity Taylor, Season 9)
- Ariadna Gutiérrez (Valentina, Season 9)
Fashion Designers & Mode Icons:
- Kimora Lee (Jujubee, Season 2)
- Rachel Zoe (Laganja Estranja, Season 6)
- Donatella Versace (Miss Fame, Season 7)
- Diana Vreeland (is also a journalist) (Robbie Turner, Season 8)
- NeNe Leakes (Peppermint, Season 9)
Political Figures:
- Imelda Marcos (Manila Luzon, Season 3)
- Kim Jong-un (Kim Chi, Season 8)
Celebrities Who Have Been Impersonated Twice:
- Beyoncé (Tyra Sanchez, Season 2 & Kenya Michaels, Season 4)
- Cher (Delta Work, Season 3 & Chad Michaels, Season 4)
- Lady Gaga (Sonique, Season 2 & Phi Phi O'hara, Season 4)
- Fran Drescher (Jujubee, All-Stars & Courtney Act, Season 6)
- Britney Spears (Tatianna, Season 2 & Derrick Barry, Season 8)
- Carol Channing (Pandora Boxx, Season 2 & Bob The Drag Queen, Season 8)
- Joan Crawford (Mariah, Season 3 & Alyssa Edwards, All Stars Season 2)
- Nancy Grace (Acid Betty, Season 8 and Detox, All-Stars Season 2)
- Tammy Faye (Tammie Brown, All-Stars Season 1 and Ginger Minj, All-Stars Season 2)
- Alyssa Edwards (Violet Chachki, Season 7 and Aja, Season 9)
Deceased Celebrities:
- Whitney Houston [1963-2012] (Sahara Davenport, Season 2) {Neither were deceased at time of episode airing, but both since have been}
- Amy Winehouse [1983-2011] (Yara Sofia, Season 3) {Was not deceased at time of episode airing}
- Joan Crawford [1904-1977] (Mariah, Season 3 & Alyssa Edwards, All Stars 2)
- Bea Arthur [1922-2009] (Raven, All-Stars)
- La Lupe [1939-1992] (Nina Flowers, All-Stars)
- Lucille Ball [1911-1989] (Shannel, All-Stars)
- Celia Cruz [1925-2003] (Lineysha Sparx, Season 5)
- Little Edie [1917-2002] (Jinkx Monsoon, Season 5)
- Marilyn Monroe [1926-1962] (Ivy Winters, Season 5)
- Julia Child [1912-2004] (Milk, Season 6)
- Anna Nicole Smith [1967-2007] (Adore Delano, Season 6)
- Big Ang [1960-2016] (Pearl, Season 7) {Was not deceased at time of episode airing}
- Diana Vreeland [1903-1986] (Robbie Turner, Season 8)
- Michael Jackson [1958-2009] (Thorgy Thor, Season 8)
- Eartha Kitt [1927-2008] (Chi Chi DeVayne, Season 8)
- Mae West [1893-1980] (Alaska, All Stars Season 2)
- Tammy Faye [1942-2007] (Tammie Brown, All-Stars Season 1 & Ginger Minj, All Stars Season 2)
- Marlene Dietrich [1901-1992] (Sasha Velour, Season 9)
Trivia
- Celebrities who have been impersonated on Snatch Game will often comment on their impersonation, usually praising the queen who impersonated them. Judge Judy, Lady Bunny, Tamar Braxton, Carol Channing, and Nancy Grace have all had pre-taped messages aired on the show talking about how they enjoyed their impersonations. Amanda Lepore also had a pre-taped message but it was cut from the show.
- Tamar Braxton is the only celebrity to be impersonated on the show and later appear as a guest celebrity on Snatch Game.
- Tamar Braxton, Raven-Symoné, Ariana Grande, Lady Gaga, and Kesha are the only celebrities to be impersonated on the show and later appear as guest judges.
- Season 8's guest celebrities, Gigi Hadid and Chanel Iman, apparently gave such poor answers to Ru's questions that he angrily stormed off set at one point to scold the producers for not preparing them better.
- Snatch Game is the only main challenge to be used with an identical format in more than one season.
- Derrick Barry and Kenya Michaels are the only queens to impersonate celebrities who had already been impersonated and do worse in the challenge than the queen who originally did them.
- Jessica Wild, Alaska, Kennedy Davenport, Violet Chachki, Max, Thorgy Thor, Roxxxy Andrews, Aja and Nina Bo'Nina Brown are the only queens to impersonate a male in Snatch Game.
- The winners of Seasons 4, 5, & 6 all sat in the same seat on the Snatch Game panel (the top left corner).
- Of the 9 queens who competed in Snatch Game (or Gaff-In) twice, Tatianna holds the record for biggest difference in placement, going from winning her first Snatch Game to being eliminated during her second one.